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After falling Amata said that he was able to "resist" Kagura's power for a moment so I thought it was his power that created the cushion.

I'm pretty sure that was his *not getting my wings ripped off immediately* at the start moment. He can't bend air anyway, and his wings are disappearing when he gets saved, meaning its probably not his power.

I'm pretty sure that was his *not getting my wings ripped off immediately* at the start moment. He can't bend air anyway, and his wings are disappearing when he gets saved, meaning its probably not his power.

That..makes sense. But he should have noticed that something or someone saved him from hurting badly right. Also, if this is indeed Zessica's work then I guess this is a new form of her Impact power. Before she can bend steel now she can "bend" air? I'm not sure haha

Oh hey Thess. You said something about Kawamori and KanaHana discussing her character's future development during their stay in HongKong.. Is that just rumor?

That..makes sense. But he should have noticed that something or someone saved him from hurting badly right. Also, if this is indeed Zessica's work then I guess this is a new form of her Impact power. Before she can bend steel now she can "bend" air? I'm not sure haha

Zessi's power is now officially called Distortion, and I'm still of the opinion that it was her power going out of control last episode that spawned a tornado. 1 + 1 = 2. Amat didn't even thank her when she saved him from the car, so I doubt he'd pay any attention to not cracking his skull on the ground.

That was an excellent episode, that made good on the cliffhanger of last episode.

Some understandably wondered how Kagura alone (outside of a mech) could cause a threat to a gathering of all the major protagonists, so it was good to see Kagura overwhelm almost every major protagonist, one after another after another after another. Yet, in the process of doing so, most of those same major protagonists at least had a couple good moments in the spotlight (including Andy and Mix developing nicely as a pairing).

The two love triangle conflicts (Amata/Mikono/Kagura and Zessica/Amata/Mikono) finally came together in a compelling way, completing a true love square. I felt that all four of the characters in that square were handled very well this episode, with one caveat* that I'll get to in a bit.

I liked how this episode confirmed that Kagura is talking backwards, so much so that I considered nicknaming him Bizarro Amata. I honestly found the blushing moments between him and Mikono pretty cute, and I'm glad that Mikono had a sharp enough head on her shoulders to realize that Kagura meant something very different from "kill" when he used that word towards her. My only slight critique here is that it's odd for Kagura to also use "kill" when he likely means an actual intent to kill or at least beat to a pulp (such as when he tells Amata he's going to kill him). If you're going to have a character talk backwards, it probably should be consistent. Kagura should probably say "I'm going to sex you, Amata!" Heck, you could have him say that in front of the fujoshi in this cast for added comedic effect!

Anyway, this episode felt like the last 20 or so minutes of a thrilling Hollywood action movie, and that was very cool. I like how we had car crashes, helicopters coming in for the rescue, Mikono creeping along the edge of high-rise buildings - Great, theatrical stuff! A lot of this made me think of a Batman movie in particular. The action scenes were similarly high-quality, somewhat unpredictable, and just plain fun to watch.

Now, as for my one caveat* that I mentioned before... I have to admit my patience is running a bit thin with certain convenient contrivances that seem to be designed to make sure Kagaru can never succeed. Mykage is spending an awful lot of time dicking around. If that's all part of his Xanatos Gambit, and it proves effective, fine. But I really hope he's not going to be defeated by being stupidly cruel when his plan is totally on the line.

Part of me would have preferred to have seen Kagura make off with Mikono, as that would have been bold and dramatic and broke this "game" open a bit. As is, Kagura gets defeated yet again. Even though he went down after causing quite an impressive rampage, I won't be able to take Kagura as a serious threat any more unless he starts coming on top for a change. I really want the guy to win at something soon. If this is all setup to make us feel sorry for Kagura, and hence supportive of Kagura/Mikono (if that's where Okada intends to swerve us towards), then so be it. But if Kagura remains an antagonist, he has to stop taking it on the chin all the time, imo.

Now, even with that said, this was one great episode, and was superbly well-directed.

"legends said that Alto Saotome made a correct decision, he left both Ranka Lee & Sheryl Nome to marry the skies & proceed to make love with her, it was a long sight to behold according to the witnesses, the sky is now pregnant"

speaking of Kagura, is Shu-Shu actually male or female? well it blushed after got licked by Kagura, to death

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"legends said that Alto Saotome made a correct decision, he left both Ranka Lee & Sheryl Nome to marry the skies & proceed to make love with her, it was a long sight to behold according to the witnesses, the sky is now pregnant"

If this is all setup to make us feel sorry for Kagura, and hence supportive of Kagura/Mikono (if that's where Okada intends to swerve us towards), then so be it. But if Kagura remains an antagonist, he has to stop taking it on the chin all the time, imo.

Most of my hopes are grounded on Mari Okada If that were her true intention (kagura/Mikono) I would have expected a different and better development of Kagura along these past episodes.
And secondarily I can see a sort of a pattern of her going on, that we have seen before. But again that's probably a biased vision of mine

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Most of my hopes are grounded on Mari Okada If that were her true intention (kagura/Mikono) I would have expected a different and better development of Kagura along these past episodes.
And secondarily I can see a sort of a pattern of her going on, that we have seen before. But again that's probably a biased vision of mine

Think of it this way. Kawamori was one of the pioneers (though obviously didn't create) of love triangles in anime via the Macross franchise, where romance and shipping is a major element to it.

Mari Okada is a modern writer who is notorious for being absolutely brutal with what I call "shipping trolling". X and Y are being set-up for a romantic conclusion. Think again! She will rip that shipping apart, keep you guessing who's gonna end up with who and enjoy every process of it - particularly the parts where you rage . At least, that's my image of her .

Think of it this way. Kawamori was one of the pioneers (though obviously didn't create) of love triangles in anime via the Macross franchise, where romance and shipping is a major element to it.

Mari Okada is a modern writer who is notorious for being absolutely brutal with what I call "shipping trolling". X and Y are being set-up for a romantic conclusion. Think again! She will rip that shipping apart, keep you guessing who's gonna end up with who and enjoy every process of it - particularly the parts where you rage . At least, that's my image of her .

I don't see where would be the trolling about Amata and Mikono together since they are shoved down our thoats since episode one.

I just wish they could give them better chemistry. Not just Mikono failing at giving him proper comfort, Mikono's unwillingly hurting his feeling, Mikono getting jealous like a 3 year old, his getting in doormat mode and saying amen to whatever BS she comes with.

It's still sufficiently difficult for me to accept the fact Mikono is probably some sort of mommy surrogate for Amata.

But I suppose the troll could come from Mikono being even more unwillingly mean to him from now on, and his still clutching to her no matter what.

Isn't that how she has always been doing things? First True Tears then Hanasaku Iroha...?

Right.

So who knows? Maybe she'll change it up this time and give us Kagura/Mikono and Amata/Zessica for realz.

But if I was a gambling man, I'd bet money on Kagura/Mikono (and maybe Amata/Zessica) for the next few episodes, and then Okada throws a curveball in the last couple episodes to give us back Amata/Mikono.

So who knows? Maybe she'll change it up this time and give us Kagura/Mikono and Amata/Zessica for realz.

But if I was a gambling man, I'd bet money on Kagura/Mikono (and maybe Amata/Zessica) for the next few episodes, and then Okada throws a curveball in the last couple episodes to give us back Amata/Mikono.

I am so going to have heart attack with all this trolling and unavoidable curve balls LOL